Great burgers. Better
than that "other" burger
joint. More variety,
friendlier service, and
I prefer the crispier,
seasoned, fries here
than at that "other"
place. Although I like
the classic old school
feel while eating there,
I think the trolley
could use a wash. Oh and
don't forget your CASH!
(ATM in bank)

Chris
K. Arlington,
VA

Just back from a late
"lunch" there. Instead
of getting a half-smoke
at a downtown dog cart I
don't know, I dug a
coupla more bucks --in
fact a fin-- out of my
pocket. That plus a
nickel got me a famous
Ollie Burger: 1/3 of
ground round cooked to
order (they WILL do
rare), with sliced red
onions, lettuce, tomato,
and Ollie sauce (sort of
like French salad
dressing...nothing
chopped fine in there
like pickles or
anything...just smooth
and sweet, tangy, and
salty) on a sesame seed
bun. Cooked to order,
the meat has the texture
of a hand-formed patty
and has (for me) the
right amount of fat. I
don't (and didn't) order
fries, because what
always happens is I eat
about 6 or 8 and then
get tired of them while
I fill up on the entree
and then they get cold
and just want them away
from me. Even though I
didn't order a drink or
ask for it, they put a
tall cup of ice water on
the tray with my
burger...a nice touch on
a hot, humid day. They
have nice squeeze bottle
condiments, too --
hand-labeled "hot sauce"
and "bbq sauce." I have
a thing for
hand-labeled,
squeeze-bottle
condiments, because
they're usually
delicious, but this time
I just let the Ollie
Sauce work its magic.
This was just a perfect,
decidedly unpretentious
and certainly
non-gourmet or even home
backyard barbeque
burger. In fact, it was
precisely the opposite:
the kind of burger they
used to have at Hot
Shoppes and still have
in some diners and
greasy spoons but is
increasingly hard to
find in this area. Not a
fast food burger either.
Just a well-made burger
made quickly by a short
order cook on a grill
top with fresh-tasting
ingredients and nothing
fancy (not even cheese
on the default Ollie
Burger). There's
something great about
still knowing where you
can get that, because
sometimes that's what
hits the spot. Plus, I
mean, $5.05!!

Natalie
L, Houston,
TX

When I come back to
visit, Ollie's Trolley
is definitely on top of
my list.

Dave
C. Washington
DC

Don't let the goofy
circus exterior fool
you; this place has some
of the best burgers and
fries anywhere and is
really spot-on when you
want some filthy food to
make you feel good.

The fries are made
with like "51 spice" or
something that's pretty
similar to old bay
seasoning, but it works.
The burgers are regular
sized and taste fresh
without being
pretentious. If you are
downtown and thinking
fast food, skip Mickey
Ds and Five Guys and go
to Ollie's.

Ronald
R, Chambersburg,
PA

Once a year, I take a
group of my students to
DC for the day. We
usually eat dinner at
the Hard Rock Cafe. This
year, when we stopped in
the Cafe, they said it
would be an hour and
thirty minutes until we
could be seated. SCREW
THAT! We were hungry, so
we left and said that
we'd eat in the first
place we saw (that
wasn't extremely
expensive). We saw this
bright yellow place with
the neon signs "Ollie
Burgers - Ollie Fries"
and I asked the kids if
they wanted to try it.
They were pretty hungry,
so we went in. It was
cold outside, so the
warmth was welcome, and
the place smelled
delicious. I ordered a
double cheeseburger with
ketchup and pickles,
fries, and a Coke. I saw
the price as around $8
and thought the meal
would maybe feed a three
year old child. But I
was pleasantly surprised
at how big the meal was
and how great the fries
were. One of my students
commented that she was
glad that we didn't go
to the HRC, and another
said that we should make
Ollies our regular
dinner stop from now on.
I agreed. The only weird
thing was, you have to
ask for a key to the
bathroom if you want to
wash your hands before
eating.

Gayle
G. Woodbridge,
VA

This place serves,
essentially, a heart
attack on a plate..but
it is so, so good. When
we were going to see a
show at the Warner every
month, we would stop
here for a bite. What
this hood doesn't have
much off is dive-type
places that are open
past 5pm to get a quick
meal. Thankfully, for
that-- there is
Ollie's.

The fries here are
pretty darn good. Nah,
scratch that..they are
delicious. Dusted with a
bit of spice (not sure
what) they are little
fried potato sticks of
goodness.

The burgers and half
smokes are pretty darn
good, too. The inside of
this place is pretty
well warn, and actually
pretty trippy. You gotta
see it to believe
it.

Jazmin
I. Brooklyn,
NY

I only tried the
fries, but they were
insanely delicious. I
wish they made fries
that way somewhere in
New York....

OLLIE'S
TROLLEY425
12th St, NW, Washington,
DC 20004(located
at the corner of 12th
St. & E St. and one
block away from the
Metro Center
station)
Phone:202-770-8614
Email:info@olliestrolleydc.com